his head; his face is as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire! He sets his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot upon the earth; and while seven thunders, or all the thunders of heaven utter their voice, as it were the knell of departing nature, he lifts up his hand to heaven, and after a solemn pause, swears by him who liveth forever and ever, who created heaven, earth, and sea, and all that they contain, that, TIME SHALL BE NO LONGER ! Awful moment!-Time ends! Eternity!"eternity, the date of gods," begins! The sun arrested in his course by the angel's voice, stands still, as once above Gibeon, and grows dark, as erst above Calvary. Astonished nature is instantly seized with the pangs of death and convulsions to her very centre, feels the agonies which shall bring her to immediate dissolution; but who can conceive, who can describe the scene?-Sinai, with all its earthquakes, and thunders and lightnings, and blackness of darkness and tempest, can scarce give us even a faint idea of it-Rivers of sulphur run in those channels which the waters have deserted; the streams are turned into pitch, and the dust into brimstone. Irresistible torrents of fire gush from every rock-A thousand burning mountains, to which all the terrors of Etna were but a painted shadow, pour forth in rapid floods and desolate the world-Every island is fled away, and the mountains are not to be found. Yonder the raging sea boils as an oven-the ocean now consists of liquid fire. The restraint which once said to it, Hither shalt thou come, and no farther, is now taken away, and its proud waves are no longer staid by the banks of sand or shelving shores! in swollen billows they rise, and threaten not only the earth, but even the skies with destructionHark! how loud the roaring of these waves! but it is drowned by the louder shrieks of the people. See! the perplexity of individuals!-See! the distress of whole naVol. II.

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tions! their hearts utterly fail them for fear. Now they wish they had never been born, or anon with greater fervency, they could but die; this way, and that way in myriads they attempt to fly; they cry in vain for a place of refuge both earth and hell deny it; nor are these terrors confined to the land and sea only, Nature everywhere else is struggling with her final doom, and ready to expire under the same tremendous convulsions. The air, kindled by the avenging breath of the Almighty, plays off its varions engines of comets, meteors, lightnings and thunders. Balls of fire run through it, and falling orbs, in wild confusion, rush against each other. There, forked lightnings burst from the clouds-and here, the heavens rend with thunder. All the elements in a general uproar break loose one upon another, and melt with fervent heat; while the powers of heaven are shaken, and its expanded curtain like a scroll of parchment, shrivelled by the flames, is rolled in folds together, and thrown aside as an old useless garment. The props which hitherto supported the universe totter on their basis; every instant they threaten to fall down, and hurl the once grand fabric of the world to the same dark chaos in which it was at first buried, ere the Spirit had yet moved upon the face of the waters, or fusion heard the voice of God."

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RULES & REGULATIONS

To be observed by MOTHERS and NURSES.-By Th. N. R. (Continued from p. 40.)

ON THE TREATMENT OF NEW-BORN INFANTS.

BEFORE we attempt to give directions for instructing infants, we must, to the best of our judgment, shew you the means appointed by providence for preserving their lives.

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Some are born without signs of life; but they should never be given up as lost to the world, until endeavours have failed in restoring animation. In case of such an emergency, you

should have ready mixed in a small phial, closely corked, two tea-spoonfuls of olive oil, with ten drops of spirit of hartshorn. Two large pieces of thin blanket or flannel, sufficient to coyer the body and limbs of a babe; and five pints of warm water should also be in waiting. If the infant does not cry or move in the usual time after his birth, dip one piece of the woollen cloth in warm water, half wring it, try by holding it firm to your cheek whether the tender skin can bear the heat, and if your face can endure it, you may safely wrap the child in the cloth all over, except his head. Lay him or her on your knee with the face downwards; and supporting the forehead with your hand, so as to allow a free current of air to enter the mouth and nostrils, gently rub the crown and back part of the head with the hartshorn and oil, well shaken together. A quantity of frothy moisture will run from his mouth, and he will utter repeated cries. Softly pat or rub his back to sooth him, but keep him in the same posture till the discharge from his lips shall have ceased. Then dip him over head in warm water. Wrap him in a soft dry linen cloth, cover him with the other piece of dry flannel, and lay him to rest. Observe in using the mixture of oil and hartshorn to put but a very little on your hand at once for applying to the crown and back part of the child's head.› As much as you can feel when rubbed on your palm will be enough. Anoint the child's head with that small portion till you find it has dried up. Take another and another till he shews signs of sensibility, and then you may desist from applying the essence. It is of the utmost consequence to take care you do not use the water for dipping the flannel, or bathing the child, too hot. Remember his tender skin cannot suffer the heat that would seem to you only milk warm. Diseases in infants are often caused by plunging them in hot water, and by loading them with bed clothes and dress. Their covering should be according to the season, and always light in quality, though sufficient to exclude the cold, but it is safer to keep him too cool than to overheat his delicate body.

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It is a common, and not unfrequently a fatal error, to distress a young infant by taking him up, or at least going close to the cradle where he is enjoying a sweet sleep. But one neighbour after another must see him, and he is fretted and made feverish for want of quiet repose. It should be a rule, never in the least to disturb infants till they awake of their own accord, and then indeed they should be taken up as fast as possible, to give them habits of cleanliness. It would be well both for the mother and child, that no person, whose attendance was not necessary, were admitted to them till after the first fortnight, or longer if they are weakly. To be continued.

The Progress of Genius

FROM OBSCURE AND LOW SITUATIONS, TO EMINENCE AND

CELEBRITY.

"Genius is that gift of God which learning cannot confer, which no disadvantages of birth or education can wholly obscure."

IMMANUEL KANT,

THE celebrated Prussian, and Father of the Kant Philosophy, received his first education at the parish charity school. In process of time he obtained the degree of M.A. and on commencing public lecturer, was attended by a number of pupils. He now became a most prolific writer in Natural Philosophy and Metaphysics, in the latter of which he chiefly excelled. He published a prodigious number of works, and his prin ciples made considerable noise in Germany.

MARTIN LUTHER,

THE great Reformer, was born of mean parentage, and was designed for a civilian; but walking in the fields one day his companion was struck dead by lightning, which made such an impression on his mind, that he retired from the world, and went into a monastery of the order of St. Augustine.

In this seclusion the rays of Truth beamed on his soul; for happening to meet with a Latin bible, he read it with care and avidity, and his penetrating mind soon discovered the manifest difference betwixt the doctrines of the Gospel and the practices of the church of Rome. The impression became deeper and deeper, till at last the iniquitous sale of indulgences, roused his indignation to such a pitch, as made him bid defiance, and throw off all allegiance to the Pope.

ECONOMICAL RECEIPTS.

Substitute for Milk or Cream.

WHERE cream or milk cannot be got, it is an excellent substi tute to beat up the whole of a fresh egg, in a basin, and then gradually to pour boiling tea over it, to prevent its curdling. It is difficult, from the taste, to distinguish the composition from tea and nich cream. This might be of great use at sea, as eggs may be preserved fresh in various ways.

How to make Sweet Oil.

THIS may be done, by grinding or beating the seeds of white poppies into a paste, then boil it in water, and skim off the oil as it rises; one bushel of seed weighs 50 lbs. and produces two gals. of oil.

USEFUL INFORMATION.

ACCIDENTS FROM INTOXICATION. THE state of intoxication greatly resembles that of an in-cipient palsy or apoplexy. Inebriated persons stagger in all directions; they stammer; every thing appears double; their tongue is in a manner paralytic, and they are deprived of the faculty of speech: This imbecillity extends to the mind, which is thus rendered totally incapable of reflection. As the brain is overcharged with blood, the vessels pressing on that part are very liable to burst, from the least accidental. concussion; and the unfortunate victim of such folly may expire, while he remains insensible of his danger. Hence he ought to be conveyed into a cool rather than a warm room, and placed between blankets, with his head considerably raised; but the legs should be in a pendant situation, and the feet bathed in lukewarm water. Every tight ligature of the shirt, waistband, garter, &c. must be immediately relaxed, and diluent drinks, such as barley or rice-water, plenti fully given, though in small portions. Next, a gentle emetic is to be introduced, and the throat stimulated with a feather dipped in oil: after vomiting, the patient generally falls into a profound sleep, from which he awakes weak, trembling, and affected with a violent heart-burn.-Willich's Dom. Ency.

Insensibility and Apparent Death from Intoxication. FREQUENT dreadful examples have shewn that strong li quors drunk in large quantity, will suspend life. When per

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